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Re: how can script bundles store extra stuff?
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Re: how can script bundles store extra stuff?


  • Subject: Re: how can script bundles store extra stuff?
  • From: Matt Neuburg <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:48:59 -0700

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 19:27:21 +0100, has <email@hidden> said:
> So the situation is still a mess: the OSA API still doesn't provide client
> applications with all the tools needed to do this stuff properly, and user
> scripts still can't rely on 'path to me' and 'path to current application' to
> return sensible results in every application

Right - it's the inconsistency that's the maddening part. It would almost be
better if AppleScript would just say, "There's no way provided to get the
pathname of the currently running script file. If the host application gives
you one, fine; otherwise you're out of luck." But the inconsistency
essentially makes the feature worse than useless. Imagine a computer
language that defines an operator "+" that sometimes adds numbers, but
sometimes divides them, and you've no idea when it will do which. m.

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A fool + a tool + an autorelease pool = cool!
AppleScript: the Definitive Guide
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